Small world. I just met Greg from sportbikes4hire this past weekend. Great guy. He was furnishing a couple of bikes for the instructors at the Total Control Advanced Riding Class I took over the weekend. He told me they had a special for the two DRZ 400 bikes, 3 days for $499 for the pair.
Anyway, on Friday I zigged and zagged across Western NC. I had prepositioned near Boone and rode the Blue Ridge Parkway for a while before jumping off to head over to Hot Springs, NC. I love the road to the south out of Hot Springs. Ended up taking the Cherohala Skyway into TN and going up to Marysville where they had the class. Then I headed out to western Arkansas to visit family and run some roads out here. Arkansas has some great riding too. I plan to head back to Eastern North Carolina on Sunday. I will end up logging a little over 3000 miles on the trip.

Nice. I may take a vacation out there to get some instruction then followed by practice.

Greg's fleet is well maintained. It's impressive. Good to know about Arkansas! Ride safe.

Do you guys have any advice for not scuffing up your left shoe/boot when you ride? I feel like a nancy for asking, but I just ordered a new pair of Katahdins and don't want to have the left boot looking way different than the right. I like the worn in look, but I wouldn't mind avoiding the shifting scrapes if they are avoidable.

Do you guys have any advice for not scuffing up your left shoe/boot when you ride? I feel like a nancy for asking, but I just ordered a new pair of Katahdins and don't want to have the left boot looking way different than the right. I like the worn in look, but I wouldn't mind avoiding the shifting scrapes if they are avoidable.

I have made a big patch out of thick leather that straps on the boot with a modified bicycle toe strap. I haven't had the chance to use it yet though.

Do you guys have any advice for not scuffing up your left shoe/boot when you ride? I feel like a nancy for asking, but I just ordered a new pair of Katahdins and don't want to have the left boot looking way different than the right. I like the worn in look, but I wouldn't mind avoiding the shifting scrapes if they are avoidable.

You're overthinking this my friend, they are work boots. They aren't supposed to look pretty forever..

Do you guys have any advice for not scuffing up your left shoe/boot when you ride? I feel like a nancy for asking, but I just ordered a new pair of Katahdins and don't want to have the left boot looking way different than the right. I like the worn in look, but I wouldn't mind avoiding the shifting scrapes if they are avoidable.

Buy an old Brit bike. Then switch off bikes each day. You'll have equal scuffing on each boot.